The Alice L. Walton Foundation has selected CannonDesign and EDSA to design its future Bentonville Health Care Campus, which will be located on a 100-acre site approximately 2 miles east of downtown Bentonville, Arkansas. The creation of the campus follows an announcement of a 30-year, $700-million collaboration between the foundation and Mercy to expand access to healthcare, working with Heartland Whole Health Institute to reduce costs and improve health outcomes. Cleveland Clinic will also collaborate, providing cardiovascular expertise to the effort.
The proposed design for the Bentonville Health Care Campus is a fully integrated environment, with design focused on enhancing whole-person health – physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.
An extensive landscape strategy choreographs movement through the site, turning every step into a restorative experience. At its edges, the campus opens to the community with welcoming green spaces that invite connection and comfort, while deeper within, a network of trails and pedestrian paths link contemplative areas designed for quiet retreat. Water serves as both a unifying feature of the landscape and a key part of the campus’s sustainability strategy. Stormwater is captured, cleansed and reused — transformed into an amenity that expresses wellness through the natural rhythms of the Arkansas landscape.
The foundation’s work with CannonDesign and EDSA is focused on an initial phase to include the Center for Advanced Specialty Care, a parking garage and a central utility building, as well as extensive landscape, gardens, trails and grounds.
This initial phase is located in the north portion of the acreage, with an anticipated opening in December 2028. Additional team members include Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects, Flintco Construction, Nabholz and Walter P. Moore.
